ar.com.ktulu.dict
Class Database

java.lang.Object
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  +--ar.com.ktulu.dict.Database

Direct Known Subclasses:

CompressedDatabase, FileDatabase, JDBCDatabase, VirtualDatabase

public abstract class Database

extends java.lang.Object

Base class for any kind of database no matter where the data are stored in.

Author:

Luis Parravicini

Constructor Summary

Database(java.lang.String name)

Database(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String shortinfo, java.lang.String info)

Method Summary

abstract Matches	define(java.lang.String word) Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.
java.lang.String	getInfo()
java.lang.String	getName()
protected java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String name) Like getProperty(name, null).
protected java.lang.String	getProperty(java.lang.String name, java.lang.String def) If name begins with '@' it does a word lookup of that word and returns that, or else it returns name; and if name is null, it returns def.
java.lang.String	getShortInfo()
abstract Definition	getWordDefinition(Key k) Returns the definition of the word stored in k.
abstract int	keySize() Returns the number of headwords in the database.
abstract Matches	match(java.lang.String word, Strategy strat) Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.
void	setInfo(java.lang.String info)
void	setName(java.lang.String name)
void	setShortInfo(java.lang.String def)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Database

public Database(java.lang.String name,
                java.lang.String shortinfo,
                java.lang.String info)

Database

public Database(java.lang.String name)

Method Detail

getName

public java.lang.String getName()
                         throws DatabaseException

DatabaseException

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String name)

getShortInfo

public java.lang.String getShortInfo()
                              throws DatabaseException

DatabaseException

setShortInfo

public void setShortInfo(java.lang.String def)

getInfo

public java.lang.String getInfo()
                         throws DatabaseException

DatabaseException

setInfo

public void setInfo(java.lang.String info)

getProperty

protected java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String name)
                                throws DatabaseException

Like getProperty(name, null).

DatabaseException

See Also:

getProperty(String, String)

getProperty

protected java.lang.String getProperty(java.lang.String name,
                                       java.lang.String def)
                                throws DatabaseException

If name begins with '@' it does a word lookup of that word and returns that, or else it returns name; and if name is null, it returns def.

DatabaseException

keySize

public abstract int keySize()
                     throws DatabaseException

Returns the number of headwords in the database.

DatabaseException

define

public abstract Matches define(java.lang.String word)
                        throws DatabaseException

Used by the server to process a "DEFINE" command.

DatabaseException

getWordDefinition

public abstract Definition getWordDefinition(Key k)
                                      throws DatabaseException

Returns the definition of the word stored in k.

DatabaseException

match

public abstract Matches match(java.lang.String word,
                              Strategy strat)
                       throws DatabaseException

Used by the server to process a "MATCH" command.

DatabaseException